VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2461
mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- forkosh/mathtex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35816Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35816Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.